Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian put out a social media hint that his company may soon allow the purchase of homes using Bitcoin or other crypto.
In a reply on X to a user asking whether Opendoor would permit home buying with Bitcoin or crypto, Nejatian responded, “We will. Just need to prioritize it.” The comment, though brief, sparked speculation that the housing company might add crypto payments into its platform.
Opendoor Technologies., based in San Francisco, operates a digital home-buying marketplace. The company makes cash offers on homes via an online process, acquires the properties, performs repairs or upgrades, and re-lists them for sale.
That model makes bitcoin integration potentially simpler: rather than a seller needing to accept bitcoin directly, Opendoor could convert bitcoin into fiat currency internally and run the transaction like any other.
There would be tax and legal ramifications required before such a move could take place. Still, Opendoor is hardly alone in exploring a crypto-real estate frontier.
Is the real estate industry venturing into Bitcoin?
Traditional firms are testing ways to integrate bitcoin and other digital assets into property transactions and corporate treasuries.
In July, Christie’s International Real Estate unveiled a dedicated cryptocurrency division in California, facilitating property listings and transactions denominated in digital assets. That arm includes the $118 million “La Fin” mansion in Bel Air, one of the most expensive homes ever listed to accept crypto.
In a similar move, Grupo Murano, a $1 billion Mexican real estate firm, adopted a bitcoin-centric strategy to optimize its finances and hedge against currency volatility. CEO Elías Sacal said the company planned to convert assets into bitcoin through refinancing and sale-leasebacks, expecting the cryptocurrency to outperform traditional real estate appreciation.
Earlier this year, ByteFederal launched a pilot program in Florida allowing real estate buyers to use bitcoin for property purchases, with sellers receiving settlements in U.S. dollars. The service, now manual but soon to be automated, lets buyers pay deposits and closing costs in bitcoin, which ByteFederal converts to USD for escrow or title companies.
At the same time, policy may be shifting. In 2025, the Federal Housing Finance Agency directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider borrowers’ crypto holdings — held on regulated exchanges — as assets when evaluating mortgage applications.
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